Naturkatastrofer i Sverige

Sammanfattning: To be able to plan and construct a Swedish society that is well prepared for geological hazards, the government need to know about past event that has happened during the history, so they know how to plan for the future. Highly possible events that will happen are flooding, landslides, volcanic gases in the atmosphere and earthquakes. Flooding is the hazard that we need to consider most when we construct new infrastructure and buildings in the future. Climate changes will cause more precipitation and extreme weather, these will lead to more flooding when the water isn’t able to percolate down into the ground. When the ground is saturated with water another problem will be even more common, and that is a bigger frequency of landslides. The most dramatic consequence that would occur is from volcanic gases that go up into the atmosphere at an eruption, these can change the climate and create acid rain far away from the volcanic source. It isn’t just the direct hazards we need to consider while constructing the society, the question regarding nuclear waste and its long-term storage is highly important. Therefore is it very important to carefully consider where, and when big earthquakes have occurred since the last glaciation.